Sand Digger Shrimp
Bathyporeia elegans
- Group: Shrimp
- Typical depth: 0–40 m
- Max size: 0.6 cm
The sand digger shrimp burrows through clean medium and coarse sand in estuaries and on coastal sandbanks, shunning muddy ground. It grows to only about a centimetre and feeds on scraps of organic detritus in the grains.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Amphipoda › Bathyporeiidae › Bathyporeia
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 103058.
FAQ
- How deep does the Sand Digger Shrimp live?
- The Sand Digger Shrimp (Bathyporeia elegans) is typically found at 0–40 m.
- How big does the Sand Digger Shrimp get?
- The Sand Digger Shrimp grows to about 0.6 cm.